The MICHELIN Guide's Best Restaurants in Charleston

"Chef Orlando Pagán’s tasting menu is far from common: inventive, globally bent dishes and a focus on local ingredients come together in a fine-dining experience that still feels fun and accessible (the tasting menu can run for less than $100). From playful starters such as pho with carrot kimchi or hamachi crudo with coconut and kumquat to roasted carrot and walnut tortelli with carrot fondue and browned butter whey foam, and entrees like a dry-aged New York strip with a polenta cake and king trumpet mushrooms, the meal can even end with an aged cheddar sundae; the dining room is stunning, though the best seats are arguably at the counter for a view of the kitchen." - The MICHELIN Guide